Since 2014, CARTHA has provided a platform for critical thinking on architecture and society. Founded by an international team of architects and designers, it aims to bridge the gap between theoretical and practical approaches to contemporary architecture. Each year, CARTHA initiates research and the publication of four issues on a topic in its online magazine, which are then brought together in an annual book.
           
In 2015, CARTHA’s topic was relations within the architectural spectrum. Contributions explore models of collaboration and the ways in which architects relate to other architects, clients, workers, and users of space. Each of the four issues—Worth Sharing, Confrères, Mannschaft, and Santisima Trinidad—features an introductory interview with a renowned architect or firm, including Diogo Seixas Lopes, Grafton Architects, Samuel Schulze, and Marco Serra. Photography in the 2015 edition of CARTHA includes series by Guido Guidi, Rasmus Norlander, Joël Tettamanti, and Onnis Luque.
 

Elena Chiavi is pursuing a PhD at the École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne. Pablo Garrido Arnaiz is a Basel-based architect with Herzog & de Meuron. Matilde Girão is cofounder of Girao Lima Arquitectos in Lisbon. Francisco Moura is founder of CARTHA and an architect with Burckhardt + Partner in Basel. Francisco Ramos Ordóñez is a Basel-based architect with Herzog & de Meuron. Rubén Valdez is an architect and first-year studio director at the École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne’s School of Architecture. All six editors are on CARTHA’s editorial board.